Total Crime Rate

352.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 352.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 194.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Public order 26.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Robbery 8.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sheep Hill Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton , and the 12th highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheep Hill Lane (PR6 7EP) in the last 12 months was 352.9 per 1,000 residents and was 228.0% higher than the Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 127.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheep Hill Lane (PR6 7EP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheep Hill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cam Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5256 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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